Cooling belt



March 6, 1951 l. GOLDMERSTEIN COOLING BELT Filed Aug. 14, 1947 INVENTOR.GowMERsTsm Patented Mar. 6, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COOLINGBELT isaac Goldmerstein, New stark, N Application August 14, 194i;Sena-1768.550

" claims.

- This invention relates to body cooling belt devices.

An object of the present invention is to provide a body cooling devicewherein the coolin liquid need not at any time engage directly with thebody and produce discomfortbut wherein large surfaces of the body can becooled by liquid disposed on alarge belt wrappedabout the body which hasa fabric on its exteriorside for absorbing the liquid and a Waterproofmaterial of high heat conductivity coveredfront engaging with the bodysurface or clothing and wherein there can be provided a convenient bagcontaining liquid which can be carried on the belt and used to moistenthe fabric as desired.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a body coolingbelt which can be adjusted to regulate the amount of cooling surfaceprovided by the belt whereby larger or greater areas of the body will becooled;

Another object-[ofthe invention is to provide a wetting bag which is ofsimple construction, ineipensive to manufacture, and eflicient inoperation'.

For further: comprehension of the invention, and or t eot ec'tsandadvantages thereof, referen'ce" will'b'e to th'e following" descriptionand wears fig draw ng, and to the appended] ciaims in whichthevarious'hovei features" of the invention are more particularly setforth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a mate rial part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is an-extendedviewof thebelt adapted to be wrapped about thebody.

Fig; 2 isan extendedviewiof tlie belt illustrating how the same canbe"fold"ed-t' lessen the area of contact or the" belt with 'the bodywhereby the cooling of the body can be controlled- I Fig. 3 is acrosssectienal view taken oii line 3 3 of f Fig; I looking in thedirection of the arrows thereof. 7 I

Fig. 4isga perspective View of the wetting ba with the fabric coverattached thereto and said bag having a band adapted to attachthe's'aiiie to ahookforni'ation".

Fig.5 is a perspective view of the wetting bag with the cover removed toplace'water therein.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the cover of the wetting bag shown in aninverted position.

Fig. '7 is a side elevational View of a modified form of the wettingbag. Fig. 8 is a top plan view of the wetting bag.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary cross sectional view of the wetting bag taken online 9'-9 of Fig. 8.

(CL- 62-1-) Fig. 10 is afragmentary yiew of a modified belt with azipper for securing the ends of the belt togethershowing adjustablestraps fortightening the belt and for regulating the area of the body 5ver by th be t. I N

Eve on er ot-summe days. t e y s bl o h d perf ct aIa Q b we nhsefl r lcf t o a d h atss u ma nt i in norm l blq temperature. I he costoffihebalance. however, is considerable discomfort to the individual. Thisresul n i cgmi o Jeev s. r eind idi el cally and: mentally inefficient,ti d irritable and n nt A 1 9 he v ta or an r f 's e ee eihe. l q xeiiired 9 ieq t e .b e jee is diverted; from the internal organs to thesurface .It ha een .fQunii n a l sfi th sk s ot sti W i l ne is q fi mito degrees F, 'derable discomfort to the individual disapp s.Bylcooling" ofi this large area, people can st rid a heat of ninetydegrees and fiftyper I ity fora longtime. It has also been. nd thatdifferent people must have different of body" surface cooled to V, rsent invention, there" is pj'rovlde I r ving .a; waterproof fromsurfaceflfi and a linen or, other fabric back l'ifbil containing orother cooling liquid. The belt f5: is str about th'elwaist line ofthebodyandsecured theretofbybuckles" l8 and seats" [9. Thebeltis''iitended sfothaj't the waterproof surf ace isin contact was theskin. The top edge of'the' belt hasa' fold bottoi'ri edge rearwardly' upA rubberjhdse gbotto'mof the belt. n1 tli'isman a (jug indicatedatZlfFig. 3) is'jforrgid w d ps" ofvwater will be 001-- l'cjt'ed lande'vapprated before overflowing the "el't'.' Whi1b 'kl'e's l aand"st1ja15s;,l'9 have'been v oftl' i i belt tod't tithe ends of g wayof altering the width of the belt which is shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is toprovide a fold longitudinally of the belt.

In order that the person will have at all times a. convenient source ofcooling liquid there may be provided a wetting bag as shown in Figs.

4, 5 and 6. This wetting bag is formed of a fabric container which isrubber lined and which has an internally threaded ring 26 secured overits opening. Water or other cooling liquid is placed in the wetting bagand then a cover 21 having a threaded portion 23 is screwed to the ring26. The portion 28 has holes 29 through which the Water can pass and afabric 3| is fitted over the exterior of the portion 28. With this bagthe user can deliver water over the fabric of the belt in measuredquantities and such that it will not overflow the belt. On the bag 25 isa band 32 by which the bag can be attached to a. hook 33 secured on thebelt so that the bag can be conveniently carried by the person andreadily accessible for use when more liquid is needed.

Referring now again to Fig. 10, it will be noted that parts of thematerial at the location of the straps 23 may overlap one another, asindicated at 35, whereby the amount of area of the body which is coveredcan be also controlled by the straps 23.

Referring now particularly to Figs. 7, 8 and 9, there is shown amodified form of wetting bag in which ba 36 is filled from-one end as astopper 31' is removed therefrom and liquid is passed into inlet sleeve38. The flat side of the bag 36 has holes 39 therein adapted to matchwith holes 4| in waterproof material 42 cemented or other- Wise securedto the face of the bag 36. On the waterproof material 42 there isdisposed a turkish towel or other absorbent 43, a sheet of aluminum 44and another turkish towel 45, all being stacked one above the other inthe order mentioned. The sheet of aluminum has holes 46 extendingtherethrough and the aluminum will serve to distribute the waterthroughout the turkish towels. The waterproof material can be turnedover the pieces, as indicated at 41, and sewed to bind the sametogether.

By pressing the wetting bag, water leaves the holes 39 and enters thewaterproofing material through the holes 4|. This water will wet theturkish towel 43 and then will pass through holes 46 in the sheet ofaluminumto wet the turkish towel 45. By rubbing the belt with thiswetting bag, the belt will be moistened. Only slight pressing of the bagis necessary to obtain the water.

It should also be understood that the belt can be applied with goodresults over the exterior of ing within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A body cooling belt comprising a strip of cloth material, a strip ofhigh heat conductive waterproof material linin one side of said strip ofcloth material to be engaged with the body surface about the waist, saidstrips being stitched together, and means securing the strips ofmaterial in position about the waist.

2. A body cooling belt comprising a strip of cloth material, a strip ofhigh heat conductive Waterproof material lining one side of said stripof cloth material to be engaged with the body surface about the waist,said strips being stitched together, and means securing the strips ofmaterial in position about the waist, and a trough formed along thelower edge of the belt in which excess water used to moisten said stripof cloth material can accumulate.

3. A body cooling belt comprising a strip of cloth material, a strip ofhigh heat conductive waterproof material lining one side of said stripof cloth material to be engaged with the body surface about the waist,said strips being stitched together, and means securing the strips ofmaterial in position about the waist, the bottom edge of said strip ofcloth material being folded upwardly and then downwardly along one facethereof and stitched in position to provide a trough in which excesswater can accumulate.

4. A body cooling belt comprising a strip of cloth material, a strip ofhigh heat conductive waterproof material lining one side of said stripof cloth material to be engaged with the body surface about the waist,said strips being stitched together, and means securing the strips ofmaterial in position about the waist, the bottom edge of said strips ofcloth material being folded upwardly and then downwardly along one facethereof and stitched in position to provide a trough in which excesswater can accumulate, and a rod-like element positioned between saidupwardly and downwardly bent portions at the junction thereof to stiffenthe top edge of said trough.

5. A body cooling belt comprising a strip of cloth material, a strip ofhigh heat conductive waterproof material linin one side of said strip ofcloth material to be engaged with the body surface about the waist, saidstrips being stitched together, and means securing the strips ofmaterial in position about the waist, said sheets of material havingtheir top edges intermediate their ends cut away to better fit the bodysurface at the waist area.

ISAAC GOLDMERSTEIN.

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